Project Managemnt Certificate

You might consider waiting until you arrive in Canada. That way, based on the market in your new area, you can be more confident of the exact certifications you'll need. In addition, your concerns over the acceptance of a certificate obtained in Poland are valid. Employers in Canada would certainly look more favorably on certificates from their own country. If you're not going to use the certifications in Poland, but want to use them in Canada, it makes perfect sense to obtain them in Canada.

Good luck,

Maxwell

Fully disagree with answer #1. When you will come to new country you will not have time to learn or prepare for certification. You should come prepared, with all certifications and trainings in your hands. In Canada you will think if you wish to spend 4 hours on phone looking for job or "loose" this time, reading a book. Also you should start looking for a job 1-2 monthes in advance before arrival.

Good luck.

I also fully disagree with answer #1.
Try going to www.pmi.org The Project Management
Institute is an international organization. You can order plenty of books and materials from their site, and you can start with the PMBOK (Project ManagementBody of Knowledge) to begin with. You can certainly start now and apply what you learn in your current environment. It is best not to wait because the skills you build now will help you later. Because project management is a universally transferrable skill.

hope this helps.

While I will agree that the Project Management Institute is an excellent certification body, one will need to have several thousand hours of experience before you may sit for the certification exam. My suggestion is to join the organization now, begin to log the hours, and in a few years of project management experience, you will be able to apply for certification.

You may wish to try for the Project + cerification given through CompTIA. The certification exam can be taken at testing centersthroughout the world. The certification exam is much less expensive than the IPMA process, as the exam is approximately $195.

Before arriving in Canada, you may want to surf the Internet to see what most companies wish for certification of project managers. Good luck!

I would recommend getting the certification in Poland as well, for much the same reasons as mentioned in answers 2,3 & 4, however I would add one thing:

Bring a copy of the test parameters to Canada. Something official and informs people of whatis covered on the test and, preferably, how heavily weighted it is. This way you can go to prospective employers and compare your certification with what is offered. Perhaps yours is better then the ones offered in Canada? Maybe yours does not cover something that Canada's does but it covers a few things that Canada's does not and thus would set you apart from everyone else?

Just for example, I have found that I get more responses to my resume without listing MCSE then I ever did with it. Why? Well I think it is because every Tom, Dick and Harry is MCSE certified and most employers have figured out that a majority of MCSE personnel (not all) know what is in the books but not how to do the job. Instead I showcase my CCNA and CNA which are much rarer in the United States.